Darren Hupke
32 Bit Library is a retro gaming book series for nostalgic gamers. Each volume is a curated retrospective of games from the original PlayStation library. Each game covered has a written entry discussing key details and information, not a generic review, and details on what made each title unique. Many screenshots from each game highlight moments and refresh readers on these classic titles. Bonus entries from industry professionals add extra content to each volume. Select games covered have additional retrospectives written from personal accounts of backers during the funding campaign for the limited special edition print runs. The goal is to have an archive of the PlayStation catalog organized chronologically and focused on a specific publisher or genre with each volume.
32 Bit Library Vol 4 focuses on multiple publishers for the first time. Square, Atlus, Enix, and Working Designs are all fully covered inside. These four publishers brought over dozens of quality titles from Japan and filled the PlayStation library with RPGs, strategy, fighting, and even music/rhythm games. Looking through 60+ different games over the course of 400+ pages, you can chronologically see the evolution of these games on the PSX. Bonus essays are provided by some industry friends and collaborators.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
English | Hardcover | TBD | 2024 | TBD |
TAGS
Authors/Narrators: #AudiSorlie #DarrenHupke #JasonDvorak #JohnLinneman #KurtKalata
Publishers: #SelfPublished
Languages: #English
Format: #Hardcover
Accessibility: N/A
Year: #Year2024
Genres: #Compendium #RPG
Companies:
#Atlus (Atlus)
#SquareEnix (Square, Squaresoft, Enix, Square Enix)
#WorkingDesigns (Working Designs)
Public Figures:
N/A
Games:
#Alundra (Alundra)
#ArcTheLad (Arc the Lad Collection)
#Bomberman (Bomberman Fantasy Race, Bomberman World)
#BraveFencerMusashi (Brave Fencer Musashi)
#BrigandineLegendOfForsena (Brigandine: Legend of Forsena)
#BushidoBlade (Bushido Blade, Bushido Blade 2)
#BustAGroove (Bust a Groove, Bust a Groove 2)
#Chrono (Chrono Cross, #FinalFantasyChronicles [Final Fantasy Chronicles])
#DragonQuest (Dragon Warrior VII)
#EggsOfSteel (Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure)
#Ehrgeiz (Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring)
#Einhander (Einhänder)
#ElementalGearbolt (Elemental Gearbolt)
#FinalFantasy ( #FinalFantasyIV [Final Fantasy Chronicles] #FinalFantasyV [Final Fantasy Anthology], #FinalFantasyIX [Final Fantasy IX] #FinalFantasyI [Final Fantasy Origins] #FinalFantasyTactics [Final Fantasy Tactics] #FinalFantasyVII [Final Fantasy VII] #FinalFantasyVIII [Final Fantasy VIII] #ChocoboRacing [Chocobo Racing] #ChocobosDungeon [Chocobo's Dungeon 2])
#FrontMission (Front Mission 3)
#GuiltyGear (Guilty Gear)
#Hoshigami (Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth)
#Kartia (Kartia: The Word of Fate)
#Lunar (Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete)
#Mana (Legend of Mana)
#MegamiTensei ( #Persona (Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona: Revelations)
#Ogre (Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together)
#ParasiteEve (Parasite Eve, Parasite Eve II)
#PeakPerformance (Peak Performance)
#RayCrisis (RayCrisis: Series Termination)
#RayStorm (RayStorm)
#Rhapsody (Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure)
#SaGa (SaGa Frontier, SaGa Frontier 2)
#SilhouetteMirage (Silhouette Mirage)
#SpaceGriffonVF9 (Space Griffon VF-9)
#StarOcean (Star Ocean: The Second Story)
#TailConcerto (Tail Concerto)
#ThousandArms (Thousand Arms)
#ThreadsOfFate (Threads of Fate)
#ThunderForce (Thunder Force V)
#TobalNo1 (Tobal No. 1)
#Torneko (Torneko: The Last Hope)
#TrapGunnerCountdownToOblivion (Trap Gunner: Countdown to Oblivion)
#VagrantStory (Vagrant Story)
#ValkyrieProfile (Valkyrie Profile)
#VanguardBandits (Vanguard Bandits)
#Xeno (Xenogears)
Misc:
#PlayStation (PS1)
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